Learn Origami Basics
Hundreds of traditional models come from about five bases, and every base comes from about eight folds. Learn the vocabulary and the diagrams start reading like language.
Guides
Guides to folding paper properly - why your creases come out crooked, how the standard bases work, what the arrows in a diagram actually mean, and which classic models teach which skill.
Latest articles
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Paper, the Basic Folds, and Why Yours Come Out Crooked
The paper you learn on decides how much of the difficulty is you and how much is the sheet. Here is what to fold on, and the eight folds every diagram assumes you know.
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The Standard Bases, and Why They Explain Everything
Traditional origami is not hundreds of separate sequences. It is a handful of starting shapes, each of which branches into dozens of models.
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The Models Worth Learning First, and What Each One Teaches
A progression rather than a list. Each model here introduces a technique that the next one assumes you already have.